How to clean and wash your jacket at home?

Today, jackets are usually worn not only for business meetings and important events, but also for everyday events. However, not everyone knows how to clean a jacket at home.

We clean things from costume fabric

As a rule, costume fabric is made of polyester or elastane. The advantages of a suit made of this fabric include:

• high wear resistance;
• elasticity;
• the possibility of dry and wet cleaning.

At the same time, washing such things in the washing machine is strictly prohibited. To clean your jacket, it is best to use one of the four methods described below.

• Method 1

Prepare a soap solution. Rinse the suit thoroughly with a sponge. Further several times it is necessary to wipe the cleaned areas with a clean and dry rag.

• Method 2

Dilute the vinegar with water in a proportion of 50/50 and heat a little. Wipe stains with a sponge or swab. Vinegar can be replaced with warm water. When you clean the suit, run it through cheesecloth. Please note that in this way you will not only perfectly eliminate dirt and shine on your things, but also return it to its former brightness.

• Method 3

It is possible to remove dirt with fresh potatoes. Before starting to wash things, wash the potatoes thoroughly and cut into 2 halves. Wipe the problem areas of the suit. To get rid of starch, go to the treated places with a sponge with water.

• Method 4

Take a liter of water and add a tablespoon of ammonia. Dip a swab into the resulting solution and wipe the jacket with light movements, eliminating shine and dirt. When you have cleaned the item completely, hang it on your shoulders. After 20 minutes, when the suit dries, stroke it through cheesecloth.

Tip

If you use a clothes brush for washing, try not to put too much pressure on the suit.

Leather jacket cleaning

If you prefer leather products, then you will be interested to learn how to wash a jacket from this material. Due to the fact that it is better not to wash such things in the washing machine, pay attention to the solution of ammonia, liquid soap and water.

Dampen the sponge in the ready-made solution and remove dirt and gloss where necessary. After that, wipe the treated areas with a dry cotton swab.

Tip

To clean ink stains, use lemon juice and water-diluted vinegar.

A leather thing will retain its appearance if it is lubricated with castor oil. And in order to “update” the appearance of products, you can lubricate them with petroleum jelly.

Suede Cleaning Brush

Cleaning a suede jacket

Almost everyone knows that suede items cannot be washed in a washing machine. Suede is a very delicate material that should never be twisted or squeezed. But how to clean a suede jacket at home? "Secret" methods are known to units.

The process of manual cleaning of suede products can be divided into the following steps:

1. hang the suit on your shoulders;
2. process the product on both sides with a steamer;
3. clean the wet and straightened men's suede jacket with a brush;
4. let the product dry.

Tip

To eliminate shine and dirt on suede products, it is better to use a special brush that has rubber bristles.

Cleaning a wool jacket

Dry cleaning is an ideal option for cleaning wool products. And what if you do not have the opportunity to do this? How to wash your wool jacket yourself?
To wash things successfully, you must follow these rules:

• wash the product only in cold water;
• dry in a horizontal position to avoid shrinkage;
• after wearing a wool suit always hang it on your shoulders.

Tip

Each time you put on a woolen product, clean it with a brush. So you can remove dust and dirt from the fibers that accumulated during the day. This cleaning method makes it possible to extend the life of the product up to 10 years.

To clean a men's jacket from wool, you can also use a steamer. This method of cleaning is no different from the process of manual cleaning of a suede suit.

Collar cleaning

The dirtiest part of the jacket is the collar. But how to clean the collar of a jacket at home? For this, it is not necessary to contact dry cleaners, but rather use one of the following methods.

1. A solution of 3 tablespoons of water and a tablespoon of ammonia. Dampen a cotton swab in this solution and wipe the collar to remove shine and dirt.
2. Heated vinegar. Dampen a clean cloth in warm vinegar and wipe the dirty areas.
3. Cotton swab dipped in vodka. Treat them with spots on the collar of the suit. Then iron the collar through the cheesecloth on the back to speed up the drying time.

Tip

If you are afraid to treat the stains with a solution prepared according to one of the above recipes, you can first treat the stain in an inconspicuous place.